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Tipping: I can't be the only one, right?

RedneckAndy said:
Years ago I had to work in Calhoun GA occasionally. It's a nice little town that has grown a lot since, well, since I was a lot younger. I'd meet a friend for lunch since he's local, and we'd usually end up in a little Mexican restaurant just off downtown because it had nice food, decent service and the prices were pretty good. I would tip at least $1-3 for a $6 lunch (see, I said the prices were good) until one day....

We asked for a second round of chips and the guy brought it out as it normally came: plain chips sitting on paper in a plastic bowl. Except the paper had little bits of cheese all over it, like somebody had gotten the same bowl to start with and instead of tossing the paper the staff just added more chips.

Friend gets hot with the manager who swears they did nothing wrong. As we get up to leave I pulled $0.02 out to put on a table as my friend loudly says, "I ain't leaving no tip!" I left my two cents worth and haven't been back.
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Probably a good plan to not go back. After that scene, who knows what bodily fluids would be in your next meal there.
 
rOmiLaYu said:
I absolutely refuse to tip anyone, anywhere other than the wait staff at a restaurant. And I honestly don't even like doing it there. "Tipping" is a public subsidy. The federal government allows restaurateurs to pay wait staff less than minimum wage and we subsidize the rest of their pay. It's not about honoring work ethic or about showing off. It's 100% a reminder that the federal government is OK with people being paid less than they should because they can get us to cover the difference in tips....which then becomes taxed twice. Once when I got it and again when I give it as a tip. The whole thing pisses me off.

And so now hair dressers want a tip? Uber drivers? Lawn care guys? The girl behind the register at Moe's? Uh, no...kick rocks, nerds.

I heard Marc Arum doing a whole show on this the other day and it just drove me crazy. People were calling in talking about how they tip tow truck drivers and plumbers and all manner of ridiculousness. Why on Earth would I "tip" a plumber? You fixed the pooper. I paid you. Pound sand. I'm not giving you a tip.

Please tell me I'm not alone on this. :ranger:
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I agree 100 %. I only tip for dine in only. And, I tip based on the actual service received. I grade the server on how well they do. An automatic “F” is if I feel rushed, they bring the check without first asking if I am done, if they ask me if I want dessert while I’m in the middle of my meal, or if it’s just bad service. That means ZERO tip.
 
SpyForce said:
An automatic “F” is if I feel rushed, they bring the check without first asking if I am done, if they ask me if I want dessert while I’m in the middle of my meal
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I actually don't mind either of these things. Bring me the check while I'm still eating? Fine by me...it means I don't have to wait for you to bring it after I'm done eating and ready to go. Same with dessert...if I ever wanted it - and I don't - if you ask me while I'm still eating, then the dessert is ready when I'm done eating rather than waiting for you to put the order in the kitchen after I'm done.

But bring my salad out at the same time as the steak? :tsk:
 
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